i89o 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
155 
Early Wakefield is the most reliable 
of all the varieties tried in the hot, dry cli¬ 
mate of the Ohio Station. But experi¬ 
ments show that selection in seed-growing 
is a matter of great importance, and that 
Early Wakefield is one of those varieties 
that have been greatly neglected by growers. 
From a few seedsmen, good seed has been 
uniformly received, while others have fur¬ 
nished good seed in some seasons and poor 
in others. From others spurious seed has 
been obtained. Early Wakefield, notwith¬ 
standing its superiority as a first-early va¬ 
riety, cannot fill the place occupied by the 
leading second-early sorts. In no other, 
however, is the characteristic of early ma¬ 
turity of a large portion of the crop so well 
marked. 
Henderson’s Succession is characterized 
as one of the most uniform types of cab¬ 
bage ever tested at the Ohio Station. “ It 
is safe to predict,” says the report, “ that it 
will at once take the foremost rank among 
second-early kinds. 
Low’s Peerless (Gregory) is said to be 
rather better than the above because of 
greater uniformity. Louisville Drumhead 
(Livingston) is but little inferior to Hen¬ 
derson’s Succession, while it is known to be 
well suited to sections where hot and dry 
weather is likely to occur. It may be 
planted for second-early or late. v . 
Landreth’s Summer is similar to St. 
John’s Day Early. It has the same charac¬ 
teristic of cracking open before it is fully 
mature. It is, as claimed, very early_ 
Winnigstadt is one of the most relia¬ 
ble for heading of known varieties. EveD 
on poor soil, where most other sorts fail, it 
will produce solid heads of fair size. 
Mr. Green says that the most prominent 
characteristics of Puget Sound cabbage and 
cauliflower seeds are their large size and high 
germinative power. These large plump 
seeds throw up very healthy and vigorous 
plants of a dark-green color, which are easily 
distinguishable from plants grown from 
Eastern seeds, particularly in the early 
stages of growth. 
There is frequently a difference of 25 per 
cent, in growth in favor of plants from 
Puget Sound seeds at the time of vegeta¬ 
tion. This difference continues to be mani¬ 
fest for a considerable period, but dimin¬ 
ishes as the season advances, until it be¬ 
comes imperceptible some time before 
maturity of the plants. In the crop no 
difference is discernible between plants 
grown from Puget Sound and Eastern 
seeds either in time of maturing, or quality 
and quantity of crop. The superior vitality 
and vigor of plants from Puget Sound 
seeds serve a useful purpose in enabling the 
plants to resist insect enemies and diseases 
better; but the qualities that have been de¬ 
veloped by long and careful selection are 
still more important. Given these qualities 
in both cases, the Puget Sound seeds are 
more desirable than Eastern seeds simply 
because of the greater vigor of the plants 
grown from them. If the Puget Sound 
growers exercise sufficient care in growing 
their stock, cabbage and cauliflower seeds 
from that locality will become recognized 
as the best in the market. 
OUR friend, Henry A. Dreer, of Philadel¬ 
phia, catalogues “ Branching Dhoura” or 
“ Millo Maize” and the “Rural Branching 
Dhoura” as different millets or sorghums 
and at different prices. They are the same. 
The R. N.-Y. introduced the sorghum 
known as Rural Branching Sorghum and 
three years after it was sent out by some 
enterprising seedsman as “ Millo Maize”... 
Mr. Frost has offered Mr. Bowker, presi¬ 
dent of the Bowker Fertilizer Company, to 
make a trial on his farm. He would divide 
a field in two parts and manure one-half 
with horse manure, and apply chemicals 
to the other half under Mr. Bowker’s direc¬ 
tions. He would pay double price for the 
chemicals if the results exceeded those from 
the manure, provided Mr. Bowker would 
agree to charge nothing in case the result 
was in favor of the manure. The Massa¬ 
chusetts Ploughman says that Mr. Bowker 
has accepted the challenge. 
Col. Curtis says that oats and peas sown 
together and cut when green, after the 
grain has formed, make a well balanced 
food for making butter. Mr. Ramsdell of 
Newburgh a progressive farmer, uses a 
large amount of oat hay, and thinks it 
valuable. 
The botanist of the North Carolina 
Experiement Station, in bulletin No. 67, 
says that the jeweller warrants his watches 
and rings to be of a certain fineness and 
weight; the honest dry-goods man warrants 
his wares to be all-wool, or all-linen as 
the case may be; aud so also with the shog 
dealer, grocer and other merchants. There 
is no real and valid reason why the seed 
merchant should not also give a real and 
definite guarantee of the quality of his 
wares! The necessity of such a guarantee, 
for the protection of the purchaser, is much 
more urgent in regard to seeds than in any 
of the above-mentioned cases. 
Again, he says that in Europe all respect¬ 
able seedsmen give a positive and definite 
guarantee of the purity and vitality of 
their seeds, and there is no reason why 
American seedsmen should not do the same. 
ABSTRACTS. 
-Harvard Lampoon: “Johnny: Would¬ 
n’t that fat lady in front make a fine hay¬ 
stack, mamma ? 
Mamma : Sh-h, my dear, why do you say 
that ? 
Johnny: Didn’t the minister just say 
that all flesh was grass ?” 
- Boston Globe : “ Fallacy : The idea 
that if one is ill, takes medicine and gets 
well, there is any connection between the 
remedy and result.” 
-Geo. W. Childs : “ I managed to save 
my first thousand dollars by saving a small 
part of whatever sum I happened to be 
making, whether it was $10 a week as a 
clerk or in any other occupation, although 
it was as a clerk that I made my first 
thousand dollars. Out of my first week’s 
salary I saved $2. When I had accumula.- 
ted about $50 I found the task of saving, 
money much easier. If a man can get a 
good start in the way of saving, the money 
will accumulate in size as a small snowball 
will grow to a larger one by being rolled on 
the ground.” 
- American Stockman : “To have good 1 
neighbors, be a good neighbor yourself.” 
- Food, Home and Garden : “In the i 
good time coming the slaughter house will 
be a thing of the past ” 
-New England Farmer : “ Mr. Gregory 
spoke somewhat sorrowfully the other day 
of the competition honest seedsmen are 
compelled to meet from irresponsible and 
dishonorable dealers. He had himself been 
invited by extensive dealers to turn over 
his inferior stock to them, as they assured 
him that they could dispose of anything, 
however bad.” 
- Dudley Miller: “It is hard to be 
compelled to bear the taunts of those who 
are continually throwing the “skim-milk” 
characteristics of the Holsteins into their 
owners’ faces, but as long as these despised 
cows produce over 10 per cent, more butter 
and over 100 per cent, more milk than the 
Jerseys or Guernseys, their breeders will 
probably continue in their foolish ways and 
stick to the Holstein.” 
Pi.5ircUancou.5i Advertising. 
A Fair Trial 
Of Hood’s Sarsaparilla will convince any reason- 
able person that it does possess great medicinal 
merit. We do not claim that every bottle will 
accomplish a miracle, but we do know that nearly 
every bottle, taken according to directions, does 
produce positive benefit. Its peculiar curative 
power is shown by many remarkable cures. It 
purifies the blood, cures scrofula, salt rheum, all 
humors, dyspepsia, catarrh, and rheumatism. 
“ Hood’s Sarsaparilla cured mo of blood poison, 
gave me a noble appetite, overcame headache and 
dizziness.” L. NASON, Lowell, Mass. 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla 
Sold by all druggists. $1; six for g5. Prepared only 
by C. I. HOOD * CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. 
IOO Doses One Dollar 
SHIN'S 
EridA^ 
CONDITION POWDER 
Highly concentrated. Dose small. In quantity costs 
less than one-tenth cent a day per hen. Prevents and 
cures all diseases. If you can’t get it. we send by mail 
post-paid. One pack. 25e. Five $1. 2 1-1II). can $1.20; 
5 cans $6. Express paid. Testimonials free. Send stamps or 
Cash. Farmers’ Poultry Guide (price 25c.) free with $1.00 
orders or more. L S. JOHXSON & CO., Boston, Mass. 
jived.o’ amt giants. 
Jf you want the best Garden you 
o have ever had, you must sow 
MAULE’S SEEDS. 
There is no question but that 
Maule’s Garden Seeds are unsur¬ 
passed. Their present popularity 
in every county in the United States 
proves it, for I now have customers 
at more than 32,500 post-offices. 
When once sown, others are not 
wanted at any price. My new Cata¬ 
logue for 1890 is pronounced the 
tnost original , beautifully illustrated 
and readable Seed Catalogue ever 
published. You should not think of 
purchasing any SEEDS before 
sending for it. It is mailed free to 
customers and to all others enclosing 
10 cents in stamps for it. 
My Special hist of Striking Specialties 
for ’90 mailed free to all who write for it, 
mentioning th is paper. Address r 
WM. HENRY MAULE, 
W1 Filbert St. PHILADELPHIA; PA. 
This grape originat¬ 
ed in the GreenMoun- 
tnins of Vermont. It 
is very earlv ; color, 
greenish white; pulp 
tender, sweet and 
delicious. The only 
grape yet introduced 
that ranks first, both 
in earliness and qual¬ 
ity. Each vine sold 
will be sealed with 
our Trade-Mark. 
_ \ 011 e genuine 
without it. as our copyright name “ (iREEIV 
IOLXTAIN,” gives us the exclusive right toi 
is propagation for sale, send for Circular giving 
urtner information. Address _ 
s 
E 
NEW 
OUR NEW 
FREE S 
W ^ —ON— 
APPLICA- 
A TION. 
, o 
E 
E 
D Choice Grown. ^ D 
S Higganum Mfg,Corp. ^ S 
P O. Box 376, N. Y. City. 
FREE 
BOOK ever Printed. 
SEED 
ONE CENT 
PACKAGE, and 
up, per rarity, scarcity, 
ux-waii. 1000000 extras. Cheap as 
liitt by or., ft Jb. Send youf address, 
ft. II. Sliumway, Kockford, Ill. 
CRAPE VINES 
at greatly reduced rates. AJso 
Strawberries,Blackberries, Raspberries, 
, Currants, Wonderful Peach, and other 
_ Nursery Stock. Prices reasonable De¬ 
scrip. Catalog. witU instructions for planting and pruning 
FREE. JOEL HORNER & SON. Delair. Camden Co.. N. J. 
Our 
ISttO 
'' Catalogue 
is BETTER 
THAN EVER. 
A complete 
GurdeiiGiilde.full 
of practical ideas about 
all kinds of 
SEEDS 
Vegetableo. Flowers, Bulbs, eic., 
necessary for the garden is mailed FREE to 
all who apply If they mention this paper. 
With priees lower, quality higher, better facili¬ 
ties for filiingonlers promptly, generous treatment and 
over 40 years Seed Farm experience enables us to please you. 
A.W.LiVINGSTON’S SONS.liox OOP .COLl’M BISO. 
P OULTRY’ PAPER. 16 pages, 4 months for 10c 
Sample free. C. C. DkPUY, Syracuse, N. Y 
o r r n O 6 pkts of my choicest Flower Seeds. 10c. Reau- 
oLLUo tifulcatalog free F.B.MILLS.Thorn Hill.N.Y 
pISO’S REMEDY FOR CATARRH.—Best. 
-L to use. Cheapest. Relief is immediate. A 
certain. For Cold in the Head it has no equal. 
Easiest 
cure is 
CATARRH 
It is an Ointment, of which a small particle is applied 
to the nostrils. Price, 50c. Sold by dru ggi sts or sent 
by ipail. Address, E. ']?, Eazeltlne, Wurreu, Pa* 
implements and lllacTunetj). 
COW YOUR CLOVER AND TIMOTHY 
^ WITH THE 
MICHIGAN WHEELBARROW SEEDER. 
Bend for circular describin g latest improvements, 
HOMER Roan fldRT & SEEDER CO., Homer, Mich. 
Address'^^^^E^^ Circulars Free. 
THOMAS PEPPLER. Hiqhtstown. N. J. 
The Eflost Perlect 
FURROWER 
Mark* 
VNY WIDTH or 
DEPTH of fu 
Leaves 
eppd 
on 
Price, complete, 
ONLYS1 1 , 
Also the Riggs’ Im¬ 
proved Corn Plow, 
Harrows. Cultivators, 
Corn Shelters. Bag 
Trucks. Wagon Jacks, 
Extension Ladders, 
Ac. &c. 
FASanSAB SS73TC1TE COBH PLANT33'’ 
Warranted the best com dropper and moat 
lerfect force-feed fertlizer distributor la the 
world. Sesd 
fob Catalogue. 
Address 
A 2 
FABatTHAS. 
York, Fa. 
Send for large 
IDEAL 
MPROVED tlrial by skilled 
,-orkmen. built on correct pnnci- 
>los and fully warranted; 17 xtAKh 
EXPRR1KNCK. Sene on tri**k Write 
or Circular and Price. 
kyour POTATOES with the 
PROFIT FARM BOILER 
With Dumping Caldron, emp¬ 
ties its kettle in one minute. The 
simplest and best arrangement for 
cooking food for stock. Also make 
Dairy and Laundry Stores, 
Water and Steam Jaekei 
Kettle*. Hog .Noalder*. Cal¬ 
dron*. Ete. fiend for circulars, 
n R. SDFRRY A CO. BATAVIA 'LL 
WIRE PICKET FENCE MACHINE 
Lowden's Perfection. Latest Improved. 
Best Field Fence Machine in the U. S. 
Every Farmer his own fence builder 
Write for Illustrated Catalogue to 
L. C. LCTOEN. Indianapolis, lad. 
WOVEN WIRE FENCE 
Sizes MESH. Prices REDUCED. 
dealers. Freight paid. 
t^V50 INCHES HIGH if do ui'S. PER ROD. 
Write HcJU'LLKN WOVSS WIRE FESCK CO.. CHICAGO. 
Illustrated t 
Catalogue 
free. 
“OSGOOD” 
y U. S. Standard 
SCALES 
3 THU (N ^ r* Sent on trial. Freight paid. 
I UPl Ma ^ _ Other sizes proportionately 
mIk tDuullow. Fully warranted. 
OSGOOD &TH0MPSQN, Binghamton, N.Y. 
WILLIS 
SAP SPOUT 
ia ouo piece with hook. Haud- 
ie-t in use aud will obtain more sap lhau auv 
other. Send for circular of maple sugar goods 
CHAS, MILLAR & SON, UTICA, N.Y. 
ALSO MANUFACTURERS OF CHEESE AND BUTTER MaKINQ APPARATUS 
